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Spring Creek at Ft. Defiance State Park, Emmet County
Daniel Ruf
Turin Prairie, Monona County
Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Nathan Houck
We’ve helped protect over 200,000 acres of Iowa prairies, woodlands, lakes and rivers and blazed the way for Iowa’s trails.
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MAR. 17, 2025
INHF is working with the City of Arnold's Park and Dickinson County Conservation to realize a vision of a city-owned space, open to the public, with management work done by the county.
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MAR. 4, 2025
House File 714 and Senate Study Bill 1198 would place unnecessary restrictions on efforts to protect and grow Iowa's public parks, trails and wildlife areas, prohibiting the Iowa DNR from purchasing land at auction, regardless of the public need or benefit.
FEB. 27, 2025
Senators in the Iowa legislature are trying to kill the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund, and they need to hear from you that Iowans still support cleaner water, healthier soil, more wildlife habitat and more opportunities to get outdoors.
FEB. 25, 2025
With the snow melting and spring on the horizon, late winter may seem drab and dull. Luckily, the weather is warming up and there's plenty to explore outdoors to brighten you and your family's day! Here are three nature finds to get you through the rest of winter.
FEB. 24, 2025
Kayleen Leetch joins the INHF team as a Volunteer Coordinator, bringing eight years of experience in volunteer management. Since moving back to Iowa in 2014, working for INHF has been a longtime dream of hers. Her career has always been driven by a passion for the outdoors and a love for sharing the stories of those who care about it.
At any given time, INHF is working on 40 different protection, restoration and trail projects. Learn more about what we’re working on:
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Photo: Sylvan Runkel State Preserve by Nathan Houck
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